This pizza makes tasty use of spring vegetables. Top your pizza with fiddleheads and asparagus for a delicious fresh pizza. Make the most of this year’s fiddlehead season!

I was absolutely thrilled when Loblaws Companies Inc. reached out to me to work with them on a new project. The focus of this campaign is fiddlehead recipes. They are absolutely delicious and available for only a short time.

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My recommendation is to run right out to the store this very minute to grab some fiddleheads while you can. You’re going to want to whip up this pizza while you have the chance. It’s perfection.

The key to seasonal cooking is cooking at the height of freshness. It’s really important to use fresh ingredients immediately. If you are looking for fiddleheads check out Loblaws so you know where to buy in-season foods.

If you’re unfamiliar with cooking fiddleheads please know you MUST cook them before using them. For real, people. Do not skip this step. For food safety reasons make sure you boil, or steam, your fiddleheads prior to use.

Okay, now that we have that out of the way, let’s move on.

Growing up in Canada comes with some perks. One perk is Loblaws stores. The other perk is great food memories and history. My Dad loved fiddleheads. I’m not exaggerating. He was over the moon for them.

We all grew up eating them as kids. My Dad was the kind of man was old school. You ate what was on the table. No exceptions. At the time we hated the rule. Now as an adult, I appreciate that my Dad did it.

I think it taught us to appreciate lots of different kinds of food. We ate so much variety. I was usually the one who fought all of my Dad’s rules and choices. Now I’m grateful he opened us up to different foods.

One of those foods is fiddleheads. I had no idea they were so yummy when I was a kid. I just thought they looked funny. Let’s be honest, they do look funny. That’s okay though, most delicious food does.

Loblaws wants you to swing by their Instagram account to share your own delicious fiddlehead recipe for a chance to win your next shopping trip, with a value of up to $250.

Make sure your Instagram account is public (i.e. account privacy set to “off”)!

Upload an original picture to the Loblaws Instagram page that highlights FIDDLEHEADS!

Include the hashtags #WeLoveFood and #ShareTheFoodLove!!

Now head to your local Loblaws store and stock up on fiddleheads while you can. They are only available for a short time so get cracking. Once you pick them up be sure to whip up this Fiddlehead and Asparagus Pizza.

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil, add a bit of salt to the water. Drop the fiddleheads in the water, and boil for 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and rinse with hot water.

Your fiddleheads are now ready for use.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Spray a pizza pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.

Roll out or hand stretch your dough so it covers the pizza pan. Use your fingers to spread the dough. If you like crust you can manipulate the dough so there's an edge around the rim that's slightly bigger than the middle.

Spread the sauce over the dough.

Toss the cheese on the pizza evenly.

Add cooked fiddleheads to the top. Then add asparagus to the top.

Place the pan in the oven and cook for about 8 to 12 minutes, depending on how you like your pizza. If you like it crispy and very brown you can leave it in the oven for up to about 15 minutes.

I used the middle rack of my oven for this pizza. You can use the bottom rack if you like a super crispy bottom. Just check the pizza a little sooner.

Remove from oven carefully. Garnish if desired. Slice with a pizza cutter or pizza rocker.

Comments

Not only do they look cool, but fiddleheads have a fun name to boot! Those are two qualities that might get my boys to try them–especially if I put them on an awesome looking pizza like this one. Kids will eat just about anything on a pizza.

I’ve made lots of things with fiddleheads, but somehow I just never thought to put them on pizza. Which is clearly a major oversight, because hello gorgeous pizza pie smothered with deliciousness! Girl, you are a total evil genius and I love you for it. 🙂

So I can’t lie, I’ve never had fiddleheads! I’ve never even seen them before! Where have I been? Ps. my dad was the same way when we were growing up. We ate what was made for dinner and that was it! Pizza looks great!

I also highly recommend buying frozen bread dough, then cover it with a bit of butter and let it defrost and rise all day. Cover it and leave it somewhere warm. Pound it down once, then let it rise again. It works perfectly for pizza. I use that a lot. You can buy packages in the freezer section, they have 5 frozen bread doughs in the package. If you can’t find any let me know and I’ll take a photo for you next time I’m at the store. I’ve used them for about 30 years and swear by them. My hubby used to work at a place called Ready Bake in Canada and we fell in love with their frozen bread dough.